“Lose Now, Pay Later” by Carol Farley

Sydney C., Hannah C., Lauren M., Lauren U.

Summary• The story of “Lose Now, Pay Later” is about two girls, Deb and

Trinja, that discover a new store that sells treats called Swoodies. The Swoodie store is in the mall and it’s completely empty and the treats are free. Soon after, the Swoodies become a huge hit. The only problem with them is that they make you gain a ton of weight. Just when everybody gets fat, a new machine gets discovered. This machine is called THE SLIMMER. If you go in and pay, than you instantly lose weight. After you lose 10 pounds, then you get a blue dot on your wrist. Everybody is loving these two discoveries, except for Deb’s little brother. He has a theory that the swoodies and THE SLIMMER are run by aliens that harvest the fat from THE SLIMMERS to use as fuel.

Focus Question

•What would society be like if we had all of the technologies that could make you instantly slimmer after getting fat from eating?

The SLIMMER

Climax

Exposition

Rising Action

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Falling Action

Settings

Time:•The story takes place in 2041

Main Settings:•The Swoodie Shop•The slimmer machines•The Mall

Swoodies

The SLIMMER

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Characters

•Trinja•Deb•Trevor

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Rising Action

•The rising action is all of the conflicts and important events that occur after the exposition and before the climax

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Main Points

•Swoodies (ice cream like treats) Sweets + Goodies=Swoodies•The slimmer machines that burn off the excess fat from the swoodies

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Conflicts

•The swoodies make you fat•Nobody knows who is running the

slimmers and the swoodie shops

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Climax in this Story

•The climax in this story is when Trevor proposes his theory that the swoodie machines and the slimmers are run by aliens that are harvesting the energy from the fat produced from the slimmer machines.

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Falling Action

•The falling action is when the story gets wrapped up

•The falling action in this story is when Trinja and Deb reject Trevor’s idea and think he’s crazy

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Sci-Fi Elements

This story was Sci-Fi because•The setting was in 2041•There are machines that can make you

instantly lose weight•Most stores are run by machines/ robots

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Story Responses

•Sydney C.- The story was odd•Hannah C.-The story was interesting and

had an concept that made you think

•Lauren M.- The story didn’t explain what happened; it wasn’t a

proper ending.•Lauren U.- The story was weird, should’ve

talked about Trevor more, didn’t like endingStory

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Citations• http://www.flickr.com/photos/svensson/45395887/• http://www.filme.ro.im/cauta.php?cauta=somerset%20mall%20troy

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